教科书版课文梗概北师大王蔷主编

教科书版课文梗概北师大王蔷主编

34、The Summary of the Reading Text---I’m a … digital native of Lesson 1, Unit 1, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 10:

   Joe is a “digital native”. He does lots of things online, for example, chatting with his friends. Joe’s parents are worried that he may become an “Internet addict”, because they think he plays computer games all the time and chats too much with online friends. They are also worried that he may not be able to tell whether these friends are real friends. In fact, Joe knows he should spend more time enjoying real life.

35、The Summary of the Listening Text---The Topic of Stress ---The Interview of Lesson 2, Unit 1, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 13:

   Dr. King is an expert on stress. In his talk, he believes everyone suffers from stress at some point in their lives, from teachers, doctors and factory workers to newspaper editors. However, some jobs may be more stressful than others, like some positions in the police or the military. Dr. King thinks there are different causes of stress. But more often than not, it’s due to pressure from work or study. Students with lots of homework can feel very stressed when they don’t have enough time to finish everything. Dr. King also discusses social pressure and how to some extent it can also cause stress. In particular, shy people can find social situations very stressful---like going to parties. Dr. King also suggests some ways to reduce stress and tension, for example, you can organize your work or studies, you must eat well and exercise often and you can also talk to people about your problem. Dr. King ends his talk by advising people who become too stressed and can’t function properly to seek professional help.

 

36、The Summary of the Reading Text---Your Life Is What You Make It of Lesson 3, Unit 1, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 16:

Besides English, Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school---music, art and PE. The kids’ school lives are now more attractive and interesting, and the school is now full of laughter and music. The contribution he made to the village made him very popular among the villages. He also decided to stay for another year.

 

 

 

38、The Summary of the Reading Text---The Underdog of Lesson 1, Unit 2, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 32: 《教师用书》P62

        Paul was a basketball player on the team, The Lions. He loved basketball so much. Paul was shorter than most basketball players; in fact he was only 1.6 meters. One of his NBA favourite players was Tyrone Bogues who was also the same height.

        Paul had to practice much harder than others because of his height. He was always very determined and focused but unfortunately the coach never picked him for the team. Recently, Paul finally got his chance. During a game against The Lions’ biggest competitor, The Bears, a player on the team was injured and Paul pleaded with the coach for a chance. The coach was unsure but allowed him to play. Paul proved that he was skilled and talented by scoring shot after shot. When the game ended, the coach told Paul that he had earned his place on the team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44、The Summary of the Reading Text---Spring Festival of Lesson 1, Unit 3, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 54:

Tom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family. A week before the festival, the host mother Mrs. Chen began preparations. She swept up the dirt of the house from top to bottom to make it ready for the new year. She also attached the Chinese character Fu upside down on the front door to welcome happiness. Tom also learnt that playing fireworks was to scare away the monster Nian.

       Xu Gang usually books the ticket of trains or flights for his trip home weeks before Spring Festival. When he gets on the train, he is surrounded by Shanxi accents. When he gets home, his parents always fill him in on what happened to the people he knows Being with his entire family is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.

       Li Yan and her husband are retired. They start preparing for their family’s return weeks before Spring Festival. When everyone gets home, their house buzzes with activities. One of their favourite family traditions is to make jiaozi.

       Family being together is one of the spirit of Spring Festival throughout history.

45、The Summary of the Reading Text---Memories of Christmas of Lesson 3, Unit 3, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 60: （3Underline the writer’s memories of her grandma and tell your partner.）     《教师用书》P112

    ※Granny made an effort to help the writer write a letter to Father Christmas.

    ※Granny and the writer made sugar biscuits and stuffed the turkey.

    ※The writer sat on her granny’s lap and sang Christmas songs. Granny had the patience to sing the writer’s favourite song over and over.

    ※Granny and the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking at the end of bed. Granny sat on the writer’s bed and sang softly.

    ※Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside.

    ※Granny laughed so much that her paper hat fell off.

 

46、The Summary of the Reading Text---Memories of Christmas of Lesson 3, Unit 3, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 60: （5Use the subjects, verbs or verb phrases and adverbial phrases to make sentences ）《教师用书》P114

    ※The writer and Cousin David raced around the garden.

※The writer opened the presents on her best behavior.

47、The Summary of the Reading Text---Memories of Christmas of Lesson 3, Unit 3, Book 1 必修第一册 on page 60:  (4Read the story again and complete the timeline)

        In the middle of November on a cold, windy day, Granny moved in. Granny made an effort to help the writer write a letter to Father Christmas telling him about the present I wanted.

 On Christmas Eve, Granny and the writer left sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas. Granny and the writer put a stoking at the end of the bed

On Christmas Day, the whole family, together with Auntie Kath and Cousin David, had Christmas lunch. The writer opened the presents on her best behavior.

48、The Summary of the Reading Text---A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens of Literature Spot , Book 1 必修第一册 on page 71:

        Scrooge’s nephew invited him for Christmas dinner. Jacob Marley appeared and told Scrooge about the three ghosts. The Ghost of Christmas Past showed Scrooge his life when he was young. The Ghost of Christmas Present showed Scrooge the Cratchit family’s Christmas dinner. The Ghost of Christmas Future showed Scrooge what was going to happen to him. Ebenezer Scrooge enjoyed Christmas Day and started to be generous. Bob Cratchit arrived late on the day after Christmas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30、The Summary of the Reading Text---Avatars of Lesson 1, Unit 4, Book 2 必修第二册 on page 11:

        Avatars are digital identities that you use to represent yourself online. You can choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images, or create your own images. Although avatars haven’t been around for long, they are widely used.

        Avatars let you express yourself and give you room for creativity. But the use of avatars has also caused a few concerns. Some users worry that they are spending too much time in virtual world that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. The use of several avatars can also be a risk as people can use avatars to cheat others online. However, many people see avatars in a positive light.

 

31、The Summary of the Reading Text---Internet and Friendships of Lesson 3, Unit 4, Book 2 必修第二册 on page 17:

       Some people believe that the Internet has many negative aspects. Talking to people online or having friendship with someone you only talk to on the Internet isn’t a replacement for real life communication. While it can connect you with other people who use a smart phone, face-to-face contact with others is important to help you maintain healthy relationships. This argument is thought-provoking because it shows that people still need face-to-face communication with others today. In addition, spending too much time on the Internet can make you self-centered because you can become obsessed with popularity and gaining followers. Finally, you need to be careful with various websites because you can never be 100 percent sure that anything you read online is true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27、The Summary of the Reading Text--- A Sea Story of Lesson 1,Unit 5,Book 2必修第二册 on page 33:    (课本33页,L1,U5,B2)

     The storyteller experienced a Moskoe-strom which broke his body and soul. One day, he was out fishing with his two brothers when the sky suddenly clouded over and they were in a terrible storm. A huge wave covered the boat and his younger brother fell into the sea. The boat went over the edge into the whirlpool and they went round in circles. They storyteller felt there was no escape but observed that round objects fell down more rapidly, tube-shaped objects of equal extent fell down more slowly. So he tied himself to a barrel to help himself float. He tried to make his elder brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Finally, the storyteller survived the storm.

28、The Summary of the Reading Text---Race to the Pole of Lesson 3,Unit 5,Book 2必修第二册on page 47:  (课本47页,L3,U5,B2)

The polar summer of 1910-1911 was very special for at least two people: Roald Amundsen from Norway and Captain Scott from the UK. Both of them had the ambitious goal of being the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen started his journey earlier and his team arrived first after nearly two months’ travelling. To celebrate this, he planted his country’s flag at the South Pole. Scott and his men arrived later and were saddened when they learned that Amundsen had beaten them. Departing Antarctica proved to be deadly for Scott’s team: they didn’t make it back to the UK alive. Despite these losses, the team did collect a heavy load of rocks, which proved to be useful for scientific research later. In the end, the world was moved by the great courage shown by Captain Scott and his men.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Race to the Pole of Lesson 3,Unit 5,Book 2必修第二册on page 47:  (课本47页,L3,U5,B2)

    The polar summer of 1910-1911 was very special for at least two people: Roald Amundsen from Norway and Captain Scott from the UK. Both of them had the ambitious goal of being the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen started his journey earlier and his team arrived first after nearly two months’ travelling. To celebrate this, he planted his country’s flag at the South Pole. Scott and his men arrived later and were saddened when they learned that Amundsen had beaten them. Departing Antarctica proved to be deadly for Scott’s team: they didn’t make it back to the UK alive. Despite these losses, the team did collect a heavy load of rocks, which proved to be useful for scientific research later. In the end, the world was moved by the great courage shown by Captain Scott and his men.

 

 

26、The Summary of the Reading Text--- A Medical Pioneer of Lesson1,Unit 6,Book 2 必修第二册    on page 62:(课本62页,L1,U6,B2)

     Tu Youyou majored in medicine in university and later studied Chinese medicine with experts in the field.

     In 1969, Tu Youyou was given the mission to set up a team to find a cure for malaria. When worldwide scientists failed to find a cure using modern chemicals, Tu Youyou turned to Chinese herbs for help. Despite their limited resources and hundreds of failed experiments, they found a possible chemical. In order to test the medicine, Tu Youyou and her team tested the medicine on their own bodies. They finally discovered the most effective drug to cure the disease.

      Although Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize and become well-known, she is uninterested in fame and prefers to continue her research.

27、The Summary of the Reading Text--- A Medical Pioneer of Lesson1,Unit 6,Book 2 必修第二册      on page 67: (课本67页,L1,U6,B2)

     I think Tu Youyou is someone that I admire and she would be my choice. She is the first Chinese female scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize. After her graduation from university, she became a member of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. In 1969, She was chosen to establish a team to find a cure for malaria---a disease that killed millions of people every year. It was not an easy task. Scientists over the world had tested more than 240,000 chemicals with no success. And Tu Youyou’s team had limited resources and they did not have enough staff. Tu Youyou studied ancient Chinese medical literature and visited experts in traditional Chinese medicine. Tu Youyou and her team used modern research methods to investigate the Chinese herds one by one. After hundreds of failed experiments, they eventually came across a promising chemical. The medicine they discovered was artimisinin, which has now become the world’s most effective drug for fighting malaria.

28、The Summary of the Reading Text--- The Superhero Behind the Superman of Lesson 3，Unit 6,Book 2 必修第二册 on page 68:  (课本68页,L3,U6,B2)

     In our English class, I read an amazing story about Christopher Reeve. He was born in 1952 to a novelist father and a journalist mother. From 1978 to 1987, he was given the opportunity to star in four Superman films which were very popular and successful. A terrible accident in 1995 changed the course of his life forever. While horseback riding, he broke his neck. As a result, he had no movement in body and couldn’t even breathe without the help of a machine. His injuries were so severe that many doctors believed he would not survive. At first, Reeve’s disability made him very depressed but eventually, he decided to recover as best he could. He undertook an intense exercise program designed to help him rebuild muscle. Alongside this, he became a passionate and energetic advocate for others suffering similar injuries and raised millions for medical research. He inspired many people with his commitment to recovery and his desire to help others. For that reason he is regarded by many as a superhero in real life, as well as on film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29、The Summary of the Reading Text---Masterpieces of Lesson 1,Unit 7,Book 3必修第三册 on page 24:  （课本24页,L1,U7,B3）

     I think the three paintings we’ve just learnt about, The Starry Night, The Scream and The Empire of Light are all amazing artworks. I wondered about what inspired the painters to make such amazing work of art.

     The Starry Night shows the night sky with massive circles of white and yellow, I couldn’t believe that Van Gogh thought the painting was a failure. In the painting The Scream, the figure is letting out a loud scream. That made me uneasy. What a powerful painting! Did Munch know that he had created such an unforgettable painting for so many people? As for the third painting, The Empire of Light, some find this painting to be dark and troubling , but I found it to be rather calming.

     I think different people may have different reactions to paintings, but all in all, I really like all three of these works.

 

30、The Summary of the Reading Text---Beijing Opera of Lesson 2,Unit 7,Book 3必修第三册 on page 78:  (课本78页,L2,U7,B3)

     Beijing Opera is a national treasure of China. Actors play one of four roles: sheng, male roles; dan, a female roles; chou, clown roles and jing roles. In the early days, Beijing Opera was most often performed on open-air stages in markets, streets, teahouses or outside temples, The music had to be played loudly and performers had to sing with sharp voices, in order to be heard over the crowd. They had to wear bright costumes in colourful patterns to attract the audience’s attention. Symbols play a very important role in Beijing Opera. Many body movements can represent complex actions. For example, when a lady is riding in a carriage, the performer actually walks with a flag on each side. Four generals and four soldiers refer to an army of thousands. In other words, every action and movement in Beijing Opera is important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19、The Summary of the Reading Text--- Roots &Shoot of Lesson 1, Unit 8, Book 3必修第三册on page 32: (课本32页,L1,U8,B3)

    Roots & Shoots is an institute established in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall. It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground making a firm foundation and although shoots seem small and weak, they can break open brick walls. The purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people who suffer from just-me-ism. Those people don’t think their actions such as leaving the tap running while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very harmful. Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to involve millions of young people in building a secure future so that we can live in peace with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every individual matters. What we need to do is to take action and act together to make the world a better place.

People in Amsterdam have been enjoying the benefits of cycling. They are particularly lucky because the city is very flat and therefore convenient for cycling. Back in the 1960s, a group of cycling fans came up with an idea of using free shared bikes. They believed that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. However, shortly after setting up the new system, there was a serious problem as all the bikes disappeared. In 1999, the bike-sharing idea returned to Amsterdam. This time they were designed with a computer tracking system. Thanks to the efforts of many people, the idea of “shared bikes” has now pedaled its way around the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    There are many things we can do to become better learners. We all have two voices. Our inner voice tells us personal opinions and our outer voice deals with others’ opinions and things we have heard. If we listen to our inner voice too much, it can 1 block us from learning. If your inner voice is difficult to control, you can 2 disagree with it. One of the best ways to promote active learning is to ask questions. This helps you 3 gain more knowledge about a topic. 4 In a word, we should never stop being curious. Active learners also 5 try to question the world around them and understand the truth 6 deep within every idea. Finally, as active learners, we should never form opinions about people 7 on the basis of first impressions.

There are many things we can do to become better learners. We all have two voices. Our inner voice tells us personal opinions and our outer voice deals with others’ opinions and things we have heard. If we listen to our inner voice too much, it can 1 get in the way of learning. If your inner voice is difficult to control, you can 2 argue with it. One of the best ways to promote active learning is to ask questions. This helps you 3 achieve a higher level of understanding about a topic. 4 In short, we should never stop being curious. Active learners also 5 attempt to question the world around them and understand the truth 6 at the heart of every idea. Finally, as active learners, we should never form opinions about people 7 based on first impressions.

Many people think that King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s best plays. It is a story of madness, death and suffering. King Lear is old but not wise. He loves his two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. As the story develops, he comes to realize that he has made a terrible mistake.

 

 

 

 

五、The Summary of the Reading Text---How Do We Like Teachers’ Feedback? of Lesson 2,Unit 1,Book 1选择性必修第一册 on page 13:  (课本13页,L2,U1,B1---录音原文 课本P105)

   Matt Dickson interviewed three students about their feelings of English teachers’ feedback. The first student thinks his teachers’ feedback is negative and makes him lose confidence. But he understands her intention. The second student thinks the feedback from her teacher is more effective even though it is more demanding for her teacher. She can raise further questions about anything she doesn’t understand. The third student thinks his teacher often gives very general comments. But he wants to know where his strengths and weaknesses are. He thinks feedback should be specific. For example, the teacher can highlight his mistakes and say things like “You need to work on the past tenses.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

选择性必修第一册 on page 32:    (课本32页,L1,U2,B1)

Years ago, Jason was a college professor with a big house. But knowing that many people were living in poor conditions, he felt guilty. Jason decoded to turn his back on his fortune by giving his money to charity and helping homeless people to get on in life. Now Jason lives in a small dormitory room. He appreciates the change. For some people, getting rich is their ultimate goal and a symbol of success, but for Jason, deciding to drop out of this lifestyle made him feel free.

 

2、The Summary of the Reading Text--- Getting To The Top of Lesson 3, Unit 2, Book 1

选择性必修第一册 on page 38: (课本38页,L3,U2,B1)

    It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination. In my attempt to strive for greatness, I made countless sacrifice, living my life to extremes where every workout had a mental intensity that seemed too much for most people. If you are not totally committed to your sport and want to lead a normal life, you can never be an outstanding athlete, let alone an Olympic champion. You may think it is unhealthy or selfish to go to these lengths, but that is the way I roll, no matter what I’m applying myself to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

五、1、The Summary of the Reading Text---The Sixth Extinction of Lesson 1, Unit 3, Book 1

选择性必修第一册 on page 55:   (课本55页,L1,U3,B1)

       In the last 500 million years, there have been five mass extinction events on Earth. In the third event, which is known as the “Great Dying”, 90% to 96% of all species died out. Of course, species died out due to many causes. But nowadays, human activity has affected all types of species that we depend on for living. We need to take action to avoid the sixth mass extinction. We should take steps to save endangered animals and plants, and set up special areas to take care of them before the next extinction comes that may wipe out the entire species.

 

2、The Summary of the Reading Text--- The Road to Destruction of Lesson 3, Unit 3, Book 1  选择性必修第一册 on page 61:   (课本61页,L3,U3,B1)

   Many people often get stuck in a traffic jam when they go to work. How annoyed and stressful they often feel! But the problem is that the number of cars is still going up. Traffic pollution has been found to cause global warming and climate change to a large degree.

   Too many cars do a lot of harm to the environment and our health. Some advice has been given for people to help protect the environment, for example, using public transport or sharing cars, doing your shopping in the shop just around the corner instead of driving to the other side of town. However, people are addicted to using cars. They make excuses for using their cars, “I need to pick up my daughter. What can I do?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P10 6 Complete the summaries with the or phrases you have learnt from the stories.

        An art collector noticed a cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He realized that it was an antique and very valuable. He decided to buy the cat and offered to pay 200 dollars in the end. Then he asked the store owner to throw in the saucer, but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of this lucky saucer.

        Sherlock Holmes asked his faithful friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky. “Millions and millions of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on astronomy, he believed there are millions of galaxies and billions of planets. He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the scientific measurement of time. From the cur, rent atmosphere he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn’t realize that someone had stolen their tent.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

       A middle-aged man who was depressed went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything was OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh and suggested a circus performance . Actually he was the amazing clown.

 

        Undoubtedly, one of the funniest and well-known comedians in the world has to be Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly known as Mr. Bean. He has been amusing audiences everywhere with his loveable and silly character for many years. Mr. Bean’s extraordinary actions or tricks seem to have universal appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The uncomfortable and desperate situations he gets himself into are just so ridiculous that it’s impossible not to laugh.

He has a high reputation among actors but he is very kind and down to earth in real life. His ability to rely purely on his face and body to make people laugh rather than words is such a special talent. Therefore, he is seen as a remarkable comedian in the contemporary acting world.

 

 

         When Helen was young, she lost her sight and hearing. With these severe restrictions to her communication, Helen’s behavior was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a superb teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. As Helen grasped the key to language, she discovered more complex words. Helen now understand the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

 

          Helen Keller was an exceptional girl. When she was a child, she couldn’t communicate because she couldn’t see or hear. As a result of these restrictions, she was often troublesome and badly behaved. Fortunately, Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help Helen.

          Anne had a simple technique for teaching Helen vocabulary. Anne would, for example, let Helen play with a doll, and then spell “D-O-L-L” on her hand. In this way, Helen built a mental picture of the word. Anne used this technique for other words as well. For example, she put Helen’s hand in a stream of liquid to teach “water”.

           As Helen’s knowledge expanded, Anne started to teach more complex words. However, it was still hard for Helen to learn concepts like “think” because she couldn’t touch them, and Helen was often disappointed. Luckily, one day, she had a breakthrough. She was making necklaces when she made some mistakes. She didn’t know how to fix them, so she stopped to think. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s head and wrote “think” on her hand. It was the first time Helen had understood such an abstract word!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---EQ;IQ of Lesson1,Unit 7 Careers, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page 10 :  (课本10页,L1,U7,B3)

Most students feel their IQ, which refers to Intelligence Quotient, is what determines how well they are going to do in life, but new research suggests that EQ is a better way for predicting success. Professor Salovey says it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. He may be right. Students with high IQs sometimes end up failing exams and this may be due to a lower EQ. The association between IQ and EQ is interesting. People with low EQs find it harder adjusting in life and in their careers. Altogether, the results of studies show that a high EQ is necessary for getting on with people and being able to react in the best way. So schools need to be sure to develop a student’s entire character.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---The Last Leaf of Lesson1,Unit 8 Literature, XB Book 3选择性必修第三册in Check Your Progress  on page 46:  (课本46页,L1,U8, XB B3)

      “The Last Leaf” is a beautiful short story written by O. Henry. In the story, the two main characters, Johnsy and Sue, lived in a studio apartment in a three-story building. The author describes the illness “pneumonia” as a person who placed an icy finger on Johnsy making her terribly ill. She lay in bed under a blanket, looking blankly at the wall. The doctor took Sue aside and told that Johnsy had only a small chance of surviving the illness. Sue noticed that Johnsy wasn’t staring at the wall but was actually looking out the window at leaves on an ivy vine and counting backwards. She said they had been falling for days and when the last one fell, she would die.

     Sue went to fetch her neighbor Mr. Behrman and told him what Johnsy said about wanting to slip away like the leaves. Mr. Behrman said that was nonsense.

     The next morning, Johnsy asked Sue to open the curtains and found that the last leaf remained on the vine, despite the rain and snow having fallen all night. Johnsy came to realize her foolish thought and started to become healthier.

     However, Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia. In a snowing and raining night, he painted his masterpiece---a vine leaf on the wall outside of Johnsy’s window.

 

     The professor was thrown from the boat when it violently crashed. He had no recollection of falling in but, Conseil grabbed him and saved him from sinking. In desperation Conseil cried for help and a human voice responded a cry back, just as the professor became unconscious. He started to drown but was struck by a hard body which drew him up to the surface. He came across Ned, who had also been thrown into the sea. The professor could see the “whale” evidently was a hard iron body and was smooth and solid concluding it to be of human construction. At daybreak a man opened the door and they were drawn down into the machine.

 

6、The professor learnt that he was above a metal “island” and then he was drawn into it by eight men coming from inside.

 

 

选择性必修   第3册  第9单元

The Summary of the Reading Text---To Clone or Not to Clone of Lesson1,Unit 9,XB Book 3选择性必修第三册 on page :54  (课本54---55页,L1,U9,XB B3)

     Natural cloning has taken place for generations. An example of this is identical twins. A sheep called Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned artificially. Since Dolly, more than 20 mammal species have been cloned including camels and goats. In 2018, China announced that two monkeys had been cloned. In comparison with other species, scientists have had to work hard to break the technical barriers to get primates with edited genes. Scientists say that this major breakthrough offers the potential to create monkeys with identical genes to give more accurate research results and perhaps lead to cures for various diseases. Whilst scientists insist (that) it is crucial to continue research, others raise moral concerns and worry that the technology might be abused by some organizations.

 

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---How Closely Connected Are We? of Lesson1, Unit 10, Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page11 :  (课本11页, L1, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

The Description of a “Six Degrees of Separation” Experiment

      We were given the task of finding out whether the “Six Degrees of Separation” theory worked at our school. We were told about the “Small-world” experiment in the United States, where packages had been sent from one person to another with the aim of getting it to a stranger in the end. While the idea behind this experiment was being discussed in our group, it was suggested to us by our teacher that we try something similar. So we did. We couldn’t send parcels, but we could letters. Ten volunteers were chosen to take part and they were asked to write a letter of introduction to another person in the school that they didn’t know and then to choose someone who they thought was connected to that person to give it to. After all the letters were exchanged several times, several times, seven out of the ten target people did receive their letter with chains of five or six people in each case! We think this means that our experiment was a success and it supports the theory.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---Anne of Green Gables of Lesson3,Unit 10,Book 4选择性必修第四册 on page17 :  (课本17页, L3, U10, 选择性必修XB B4)

      When Matthew arrived with the little girl, Marilla froze in amazement because Mrs. Spencer promised she was going to send a boy. When Anne grasped the meaning of their conversation, she burst into tears and proceeded to cry loudly. Marilla had no idea how to comfort her. When she tried, the girl revealed a tear-stained face and told her she was in the depths of despair. Marilla asked Anne to stay for the night and she would investigate the affair. Later she brought Anne to a little bedroom. Anne undressed and dived down into the bedclothes. Marilla said she would return for the candle as she dared not leave it for the child to put out. When she returned, she said “Good night” awkwardly but not unkindly. Anne was still upset and crying.

 

The Summary of the Reading Text---War Memories of Lesson 3, Unit 11, Book 4 选择性必修第四册 on page 39:  (课本39页, L3, U11, XB B4)

      Do Chuc’s family were marched into the village square, watched the soldiers set up a machine gun, and then the shooting started.

     On Christmas Day, the soldiers on the frontier celebrated Christmas together. They greeted each other and shook hands. They were all fed up to the neck with the war.

      The young soldier had both his legs blown off. He was given/was awarded a Purple Heart and a watch for being number 20,000 to come through the hospital.

 

 

Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He studied at University of Oxford and Cambridge, but at the age of 21, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. However, he finished his studies and got a job at the University of Cambridge and continued his work in theoretical physics and cosmology . While his reputation for his work spread, his physical ability declined. In 1985, after an operation, he started to use speech-generating equipment to help him talk. However, Hawking never ceased his studies and he continued to develop his theories on black holes. Hawking believed that he was not an unlucky person. From his diagnosis at 21 he regarded everything since then as a bonus. He was proud of his family and his work, and he appreciated the help that many people had given him.

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